Matthäus-Passion, H.782 (Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel)

Title Matthäus-Passion
Alternative title Passions = Music von C.P.E. Bach
''Libretto Title Page'': '''''JESU Leiden und Tod nach dem heil. Evangelisten Matthäo, mit einigen Betrachtungen, zur Fastenzeit 1769 in den Hamburgischen Kirchen nach Bachischer Musik abgesungen.'''''
Creators Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, composer
Anna Luise Karsch, librettist
Johann Joachim Eschenburg, librettist
Opus Wq. deest
Instrumentation 2 sopranos, alto, tenor, 2 basses, mixed chorus and orchestra
Number of movements
Keys G minor
Composed 1768
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Average duration (sec) 6120
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Composition types Passions
Language German
Period Classical
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Details Section Type Publisher Date File (click to view)
View Complete Manuscript 1769 Incomplete Score
View Complete selections Manuscript 1769 Movement XXXVI
View Complete parts Manuscript 1769 Complete Parts
View Complete parts Manuscript Complete Parts
View Complete Manuscript 1825 Complete Text

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